GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| amity | friendship |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| appease | pacify |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |